It's pretty much given that Jefferson will move down to 2A and that Daingerfield may also move down. Does anybody thinks there's a chance Gilmer would be moved into the dsitrict with Atlanta/LE/PG? Gilmer seems to be moved around every realigment.

Matthew328 over on 3A Down Low, who works for TexasPrepXtra, has posted a prediction of Regions I and II realignments. He has Gilmer in the exact same 5-team district.

The Xtra staff foresees a lower cutoff number of 404. So Daingerfield stays in 3A, according to them.

What I think you will see, and I think it is sad, is that Gilmer will be scheduling at least one 2A opponent, if not more, before district play.

WHAT DISTRICT WILL TATUM BE IN 2a

I don't know. 3A Down Low, as its name indicates, focuses on 3A matters.

Schedules will not be made until realignment, so saying Gilmer will schedule 2a teams is wrong, Coach Traylor will put together a good schedule for the Buc's.

Gilmer is playing Tatum if we are 3-a or 2-a :whistle: coach :hmmm: done deal:

My friends German Shepard told him that Canton and Gilmer were going to be in the same district. Has anyone else heard this? LOL.....I hope not, Gilmer scares the hell out of me!

Honestly, Canton played both Gilmer and Tatum, and I believe that Gilmer was the better team. Don't get me wrong Tatum fans...you were good, but Gilmer had mega tons of talent, just a bad coaching scheme for the Canton game. Again, Scary as hell.

My prediction is that Gilmer stays in the exact same district. Gilmer, Gladewater, Pittsburg, Mineola, Sabine (in that order, in almost every sport). The problem that creates, is filling out a 10 game schedule. Let's face it. The record Coach Traylor has compiled, along with the reputation Gilmer now has throughout East Texas (and beyond) means that Coach Traylor will have more and more difficulties finding teams that will schedule him. I think this year, Canton has a good chance of losing G.J. Kinne, which will take the air out of the East Texas Classic, and leave the folks in Tyler looking for someone willing to PLAY Gilmer (possibly a West Texas, or out of state team?). I don't think a new Coach in Canton has anything to gain by scheduling a ZERO week game against the Buckeyes, especially with no QB and a #1 receiver who has been suspended for that game (Houston T.) I think a pre-district schedule of Canton, Tatum, Daingerfield, Atlanta would be fantastic for everyone concerned. But even pulling THAT off still leaves 2 open dates. Tatum will most likely move doen to 2A this year, and Daingerfield is "On the Bubble". So I would say that 3 of the 4 games I just tentatively listed are 50/50 for coming apart with re-alignment. For Gilmer, a 7 or 8 team district would make life a LOT easier...but if that doesn't happen, what's a Coach to do?

Here's a thought... set up a Tri-State "Champions League" with elite 2A, 3A and 4A teams in NE Texas, NW Louisiana, & SW Arkansas. Teams like Tatum, Gilmer, Kilgore from NE Texas could take on teams frm these states, either as HOME-n-HOME pre-district games, or at a 3-game neutral-site Saturday Spectacular (maybe at the Bowl Stadium in Shreveport?).

Staying in the same 5 team district for Gilmer puts Coach Traylor in a pickle. If nobody will schedule you, and you CERTAINLY CAN'T play an 8 game schedule. I'm afraid this dilemma is going to become the price of success for this 50 mile stretch of pine, which is now consistently producing 3A State Champions (Atlanta, Gilmer, Tatum, ?) Either these elite teams can all agree to play each other every year, regardless of new alignments and classifications, or they'll be forced to travel great distances to play in "Gimmick" games.

Let's hope that the good coaches in Gilmer, Atlanta, Tatum, & Daingerfield all get together and solve each others scheduling problems for AT LEAST the month of September...and if they do...WHAT A MONTH September will be for East Texas High School Football for YEARS to come!

did atlanta get new coaches in the last couple of days??

:flowers:SOUNDS GOOD TO US EAGLES:w00t:

When I high school-over 30 years ago - I seem to remember that realignment was done in the fall before the football season even ended. Does anybody remember??